A 'power game' in the Middle East and the Mediterranean has led to a series of proxy wars that have entrenched regional divisions, says Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues in Rome on Saturday, Sheikh Mohammed laid blame for the wars in Yemen, Libya"...

Chairman of the National Human Rights (NHRC) Committee Dr Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri has reviewed the challenges faced by the committee in light of the smear campaigns that aimed to derail its efforts in revealing the violations by the siege countries since the start of the GCC crisis on June 5. This came during his participation in the 22nd Asia Pacific Forum. He noted that the attempts to derail the committee came through media institutions"...

HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali yesterday honoured the winners of the seventh edition of the State Award for Children’s Literature at the Doha International Book Fair at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. Five awards were given to the winners. Dr Mariam Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi from Qatar won in the Story category for her work The Silver Wave. In the Children’s Books category,"...

Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah has visited a section of training facilities for planes and the school of officer cadets in the field of servicing fighter jets, located in France’s Rochefort. He also met with members of the Qatar Armed Forces who are part of Project Saqr 1 in Rochefort’s military base, which provides basic education in servicing fighter jets. He also visited Mont-de-Marsan to check the air base there....

Typhoon jets will be seen and heard over Qatar this week as part of a joint exercise being held with the Emir of Qatar’s Air Force.

We understand that the exercise, operating from the Headquarters of Qatar’s Fighter Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, will enable ‘Royal Air Force air and ground crews to pass on their experience of flying and maintaining the world class Typhoon aircraft to their Qatari counterparts’.

Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahid Al Hammadi yesterday outlined the ministry’s priorities for the 2017-2018 academic year, within the Ministry’s Strategic Plan 2017-2022. Speaking at the third annual meeting on the updated strategic plan of the Ministry 2017-2018 , the Minister said that the review of curriculum standards and developing in line with the general framework of Qatar’s national educational curriculum, as well as the development and expansion of"...

In an initiative to encourage accessibility within Nando’s restaurants across Qatar, the South African Embassy combined between Sasol’s efforts to promote accessibility in the country and Nando’s willingness to create accessible restaurants. The event was organised by the two South African companies, and was attended by Prof. Shirish Soni, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Africa to Qatar, Sasol and Nando’s senior management, media representatives, Accessible Qatar initiative"...

The government of Qatar has discussed the possibility of investing in South African state-owned arms manufacturer Denel, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday. According to the Sunday paper, this allegation was made in the media in Qatar. The Sunday paper claims it has been informed by a reliable source that Qatar is negotiating with President Jacob Zuma about possibly buying a majority share in Denel. A delegation from Qatar undertook a state visit to SA earlier this year. According to the Sunday Times, Denel has denied these allegations. The paper claims Denel has to repay R1bn, but does not have the funds to do so. READ: Denel cuts ties with Gupta-linked VR Laser Fin24 reported in October the office of the auditor general told members of the portfolio committee on public enterprises that it had requested auditing firm SizweNtsalubaGobodo (SNG) to change its clean audit opinion on Denel......

Recently, a leaked document revealed that the government of the United Arab Emirates planned to wage financial war against Qatar. The strategy was aimed at attacking Qatar’s currency using bond and derivatives manipulation. It involved creating an offshore investment fund that was constructed to obscure links to Dubai. This fund would then buy Qatari debt, and initiate a run of fake transactions, driving down the"...